todd
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Don't ever disrespect the talented Paul McCartney by thinking GNR is in the same league. GNR blows.
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LOTR by far. Lucas was probably shaking in a corner watching those because he finally realized how a REAL trilogy should be done.
I'm a huge SW fan, but Jedi was a complete POS. Ewoks sucked, and the story blew. Wow, another death star? How creative!
Additionally, Lucas got much of his general theme from LOTR.
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Ugh. I still don't understand how getting THAT drunk is fun.
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I bet they start taxing people that don't pick up their dog poop. I bet taxing plastic bags will create a huge problem with dog poop on their streets.
Per the linked article the City of San Francisco has set a fine example for all of us. According to their estimates they are about to tax plastic bags at grocery stores 17 cents each. This is only three times what it costs the city on a per bag basis. A bargain right there.As a bonus, even though paper bags don't cost the city anything, they have decided to tax those too, just to be fair.
Plastic molecules of the world unite in support of San Fran's anti-discriminatory stance.
I also like the part about the deep concern environmentalists have found for machinery. Whoda thunk it?
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I have yet to see how this is legal. How the hell can you fire someone who is stupid enough to smoke? It doesn't make sense, unless someone signs a contract WHEN THEY ARE HIRED indicating that they won't smoke.
I think smoking is stupid, and everyone who smokes should quit. I also think the ill effects of smoking causes everyone's insurance costs to go up. But I don't see how this is fair for people who allready worked at this place.
On the other hand, a company should be able to hire and fire whoever they want,. especially if it enables them to remain competitive. That's freedom for you. I like freedom.
*My bad, I should have put an OT on this.The firm wants to save some dough on health care.
http://www.wral.com/news/4126577/detail.html
I have long thought that non-smokers were better employees -- yes, of course, with many exceptions.
Think about this -- those who smoke need extra "smoke breaks," which obviously cuts down on the time they are actually working. If they don't get the breaks, they get “nic fits” and are short-fused with fellow employees and customers.
Hey, I smoked for about five years. I am only speaking from first hand experience and observations. I am sure there are many of you out there who smoke and are great employees, but if I owned my own company, I would do what I could to keep smokers off my payroll.
*My bad, I should have put an OT on this.
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Are you insane? Really, this is a really bad idea.
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Well, yeah. The smiths, cure, morrisey, etc didn't really come around until the early 80s, but in high school I knew lots of people who into those bands.
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The Zen is still a good product, don't get me wrong.
I didnt really want the 20gigs todd for what im using it for. Im probably alone on this but I dont really like the circle button to control the interface on the ipod. I bought a IPOD for my niece for xmas last year and I pre loaded some songs on it and it worked fine but that button drove me crazy. I know most love it but I couldnt get it to work for me. Thats another reason I didnt buy one of those. -
I think UMASS has a stronger groove. Planet of Sound is all in your face, which is also good. Tough call is right.
I feel bad for people who haven't had the luxury of being exposed to music that isn't played on the radio. I'm convinced that the reason people are so obsessed with the same groups is that they just haven't heard much else.
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How fair is that? Whenever my wife brings another girl home, I always get to join in.
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I considered it because of price, but my 20 gig Ipod is far superior. And the interface is better. And the industrial design is better.
Being a hard core PC guy and a rebelious sort at heart, I just couldnt bring myself to go with the masses and get a IPOD. This has got good reviews and has some features the iPod doesnt.http://us.creative.com/products/product.as...4&product=10795
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I can't pick just one:
1. fitted shirt, the - Spoon
2. mogwai fear satan - Mogwai
3. ocean - sebadoh
4. the national anthem - radiohead
and quite possibly the most rocking song of all time:
5. UMASS - Pixies
I have a playlist on my Ipod with songs that "rock me hard."
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I would like the guy's talent on our team, however you shouldn't mention Abraham and Smith in the same paragraph.
I, and many others are thinking that TD is playing the tight wad game with his vets to get enough cash to grab a superstar. I still think its most likely a LT, but it could be the best damn DE in the league IMO, John Abraham.Heres Lenny P's take on the situation:
Word is that Jets officials, soured now on Abraham, might indeed allow him to escape as an unrestricted free agent in two months. Earlier, the team had indicated it intended to retain him for at least one more season by designating him a "franchise" player, a marker that carries a qualifying offer of at least $6.503 million. But in the wake of the public relations disaster with Abraham, and some hard feelings inside the locker room and the executive offices about his attitude, there have been reports New York might instead use the "franchise" label to keep tailback LaMont Jordan, a guy who continues to make big plays when he is on the field. Jordan was the subject of the sideline tiff last week between Herm Edwards and running backs coach Bishop Harris. It seems Edwards, who all but ignored Jordan the first three years of his career, despite annual promises of enhanced playing time, suddenly has fallen in love with the reserve back and wants him to get more snaps. It's difficult to conceive, though, that the Jets would budget at least $5.16 million, the cost of the "franchise" tag for a tailback, on a backup. Starter Curtis Martin, even at age 31, is coming off a career year. Sure, the tailback position is one where a player could lose a critical step very quickly. But spending $5 million on a backup, even if the gambit is made with an eye toward retaining his rights to trade him, is a big swallow. And it's one that, rumors aside, the Jets probably won't make.
Anybody else stoked over the thought of our next Bruce Smith?
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You keep harping on this Kendall guy, yet that is ONE example. There are many more examples of where TD made good moves. It's time you buck up and give more examples of TD being a tightwad.
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Not true. Donahoe has spent lots of money on good players. Moulds, Takeo, Fletcher, etc. Saying that he is cheap is just silly. It's beyong being wrong, it's just silly.
well that is a huge blunder on TD's part, no?obviously he would have helped the team.......obviously we had a need there........obviously it would have been a solid move.......so if it wasn't about money, why didn't he get him in here? attitude? he didn't seem to cause any problems in NY, so i guess TD misjudged that as well........
i think it was about money, plain and simple........TD didn't want to pay the bucks and wanted to get by with "bargain bin " talent......jets, on the other hand, weren't afraid to spend and reaped the rewards (i.e. playoffs).......
it's amazing how people will defend EVERYTHING donahoe does......i like the guy, he's a good GM, but he's not perfect, and in this case he screwed up.......he over-estimated our OL, and we paid for it........another solid guard and we are in the playoffs, but TD miscalculated..........
it's okay to admit it - it doesn't make you a "bad" bills fan to call out the GM for a bad move......but hey, if you want to be a sheep, be my guest........
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I like this kind of talk from TD. Anyone can see DB's play against Pittsburgh cost him his job with the Bills. Donahoe wanted to win that game more than anything. It was the Bills biggest game since he has been here, since Bledsoe has been here and the Bills choked. Bledsoe was brutal. Good-Bye and Good riddance. It's time for greatness with a trio of Losman-McGahee-Evans leading the offense.
Yeah, Bledsoe was brutal, but so was the rest of the team. I expect more heads will roll than just Bledsoe. Bledsoe didn't step up when the rest of the team needed him most. We need a QB who will do that.
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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in a week and a half.
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So I'm selfish? Are you actually going to judge my entire economic opinions and personal worth on the merit of one post? You're trying to discredit my opinions, which is fine, but don't think that I feel that material goods are the be all and end all. Truth is you know very little about my thoughts, and whether or not I am materialistic.
I've made certain decisions regarding my profession that might lead you to think that I am most certainly not materialistic or selfish! However, by making those decisions it's important that I don't throw $$ away on crap products. And by doing so, I can also tell the American auto industry that there is still work to be done before I return as a customer, which is actually doing them a favor.
I am reflecting on the future, just not in a way that is equivalent to charity.
Got you thinking, eh?
And I "get" the global economy.Some time ago, being selfish was actually considered a negative trait. You seem to celebrate it, evrything a matter of money.
Believe me, I know a lot about an efficient market. - more than you suspect. But you will do well to learn temperation of same. Material goods are not the be all and end all...
We are not enemies, Todd - we have amicably conversed several times - but reflect on the future.
Your friend,
stuckincincy
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Retired from the US auto industry - process engineering, manufacturing, management, coatings systems and laboratory stuff. UAW plants.
I see massive balance-of-trade figures that started in 1993 and continue. How long do you think this economy will fly if this continues?
We see wage depression. We talk about outsourcing. We see people buying evrything Chinese. I'm going to be dead in ten years or so, and you will have to deal with the devastion of your purchasing decisions.
No jobs for your kids, for one.
Bon apetit.
That's great. I buy what benefits ME. It's my money. I earned it, and I get to choose how I spend it. Buying a car is not charity for US auto workers, and doing so would be an injustice to our way of life. There is no viable reason to buy an inferior product. I tried to do it, but found it strained my car maintenance budget too much.
I prefer to take the macro view of things. In a capitalistic society, if people don't buy the best product, there's no incentive for the inferior ones to improve. This is basic economics (unless you belong to a union).
Let me put this another way -- American cars have been steadily improving since the 80s. Do you know why? Do you think they would have improved if they weren't under tremendous pressure from other corporations building better cars? This is the way the economy works, man.
I will never, ever, buy a product just because it was or wasn't built in a certain country. As soon as I see an American car I like and am confident in it's reliability, I will buy it. I haven't seen one yet. I don't buy a car because it was made in Japan, I buy a car because I feel it's the best, most reliable car for the $$.
BTW - I worked for Kodak. I saw the "American way" all too well. Inefficiency, waste, sloth, poor products, etc. Kodak isn't sh!tting the bed because of the Japanese, Kodak is shitting the bed because it failed to compete in a global market. There is never any reason to buy a Kodak product unless you feel it is the best available. Buying a product just because it is American is stupid. It doesn't fit the model of what an efficient market really is.
Get with the 21st century, man. This is a global economy. Make good products or get out of it.
Bon appetit!
PS: I don't have kids, and I'm not planning on it.
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Can you sue someone for putting a tennis ball down a toilet? :-)
You did nothing wrong. You are not a car dealer. You presented the information and let their "mechanic" look it over.It was 5 years old with 105K miles! You had no reason to expect the tranny was about to die (right??), nor do you have any reason to believe it needs to be replaced now (the AAMCO Syndrome). Maybe they are driving it and the slipping annoys them... it was doing it on the test drive and their mech said not to worry. YOU drove it that way for over 40K miles.
That said, anyone can sue anyone, at any time, for any thing!
good luck
tom
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Now THAT'S a halftime show.
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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And he actually SANG LIVE!